2015 Portsmouth City Council election

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2015 Portsmouth City Council election
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14 of the 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before491
Seats won941
Seat change5 Increase2.svg5 Decrease2.svg0 Steady2.svg
Popular vote30,19317,34217,060
Percentage34.3%19.7%19.4%
Portsmouth 2015 ward map.svg
Map of 2015 results
Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

The 2015 Portsmouth City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Following the elections, the Conservatives remained in control of the council, continuing to govern in a minority administration

Election results

Portsmouth City Council election result 2015 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 950Increase2.svg564.334.3%30,193Decrease2.svg2.9%
  Liberal Democrats 405Decrease2.svg528.619.7%17,342Decrease2.svg13.2%
  Labour 111Steady2.svg7.119.4%17,060Decrease2.svg6.5%
  UKIP 0000016.7%14,734Increase2.svg16.7%
  Green 000008.47,426Increase2.svg7.5
  TUSC 000001.11,003Increase2.svg0.3
  Independent 000000.3%285Steady2.svg

Change in composition

After the 2015 local election, the political makeup of the council was as follows: [3] These seats were then next contested in 2019.

PartyNumber of councillors
Labour4
Conservative19
Liberal Democrats14
UKIP4
Green0
Independent1

Results by ward

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, are to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2011. A "*" indicates that that councillor was re-elected.

Baffins [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Stagg* 2,198 30.0
Conservative George Edgar2,04427.9
UKIP Matt Ainsworth1,58021.6
Labour Michelle Treacher1,06114.5
Green Sarah Coote3795.2
TUSC Wendy Hamm550.8
Majority1542.1
Turnout 7,31763.9+24.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central Southsea [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Suzy Horton 2,026 30.7
Conservative Kevin Warne1,42421.6
Green Ian David McCulloch1,38421.0
Labour Benjamin Perry1,06416.1
UKIP Derek William Arthur Wareham6239.4
TUSC Daniel Sutton-Johanson821.2
Majority6029.1
Turnout 6,603
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charles Dickens [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yahiya Chowdhury 1,373 25.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Hancock1,36125.3
UKIP Carl Edward John Paddon1,20022.3
Conservative Christopher John Hirst98718.4
Green Hannah Mary Dawson3676.8
TUSC Chris Pickett881.6
Majority6020.2
Turnout 5,376
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Copnor [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Warne 2,732 42.2
UKIP Terry Chipperfield-Harrison1,48422.9
Labour Terry King1,42822.1
Liberal Democrats Alan John Webb4466.9
Green Mark William Townsin3154.9
TUSC Daniel Sutton-Johanson701.1
Majority60219.3
Turnout 6,475
Conservative hold Swing
Cosham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Michael Chris John Mason 2,768 42.3
Labour Graham Philip Heaney1,52523.3
UKIP Mike Jerome1,38121.1
Liberal Democrats Kirstine McDowell Impey4667.1
Green Ash Potter3184.9
TUSC Adi Graham901.4
Majority60219.0
Turnout 6,548
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton & Farlington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Ellcome 4,953 65.9
Labour Andreas Bubel1,34717.9
Green Gavin Mark Ellis5387.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Wood5247.0
TUSC Simon Wade1502.0
Majority
Turnout 7,512
Conservative hold Swing
Eastney & Craneswater [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennie Brent 2,574 39.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Frank Pritchard1,50023.2
UKIP Garth Peter Leonard Hessey89013.7
Labour Julian Paul Wright80512.4
Green Katie Jane Worsfold64610.0
TUSC Paul John Smith600.9
Majority
Turnout 6,47564.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Fratton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Ashmore 1,497 26.2
UKIP Paul Daniel Lovegrove1,19420.9
Labour Sue Castillon1,12719.7
Conservative Massoud Esmaili1,12219.7
Green Martin Peter Cox4087.1
Independent Mike Hancock2855.0
TUSC John Paul Pickett741.3
Majority
Turnout 5,707
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hilsea [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Robert Harris 2,829 43.5
Labour Sue Greenfield1,54723.8
UKIP Kevan Chippindall-Higgin1,31120.1
Liberal Democrats Joshua Dulberg4376.7
Green Abbie Eales3295.1
TUSC Doug Willis540.8
Majority
Turnout 6,507
Conservative hold Swing
Milton [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerald Vernon-Jackson 2,291 33.7
Conservative Stuart John Crow1,72825.4
UKIP Robbie Robinson1,01815.0
Labour Alex Bentley94813.9
Green Jay Dunstan76311.2
TUSC Sean Hoyle570.8
Majority
Turnout 6,805
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Nelson [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Colin Sinclair Lyon 1,360 24.5
UKIP Barry Paul Davies1,34724.3
Labour Rob Smith1,29823.4
Liberal Democrats Leo Madden1,22122.0
Green Bianca Barbara Vermeulen-Smith2494.5
TUSC Nicholas John Doyle651.2
Majority
Turnout 5,540
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Paulsgrove [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gemma Louise New 1,814 32.9
Labour David Ratcliffe Horne1,74531.6
UKIP David Allen Cox1,41725.7
Liberal Democrats Maria Cole2584.7
Green Phil Dickinson2434.4
TUSC Sean Hoyle420.8
Majority
Turnout 5,519
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Jude
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Tompkins 1,944 34.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrewes1,49926.3
Labour Tony Chafer84314.8
Green James Quinn78113.7
UKIP Bev Hastings57210.0
TUSC Andy Waterman671.2
Majority4457.8
Turnout 5,70659.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St Thomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ryan Brent 1,914 32.2
Liberal Democrats Jason Fazackarley1,61827.2
Labour Barbara Spiegelhalter94915.9
UKIP Paul Sweeney71712.0
Green Anna Koor70611.9
TUSC Aron Fielder490.8
Majority2965.0
Turnout 5,95357.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - Portsmouth". andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Your Councillors". democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk. 22 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Baffins". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Central Southsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Charles Dickens". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Copnor". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Cosham". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Drayton & Farlington". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Eastney & Craneswater". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Fratton". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Hilsea". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Nelson". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Paulsgrove". Portsmouth.gov.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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